Time Management Blogs and Articles

Productivity is something everyone is encouraged to strive for. But let's step back for a moment. Rather than just accepting that assumption, have you ever asked yourself if productivity is always all that it's cracked up to be?
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Many people go through life without finding any satisfaction in the simple fact of being alive. Yet this lifetime is the only time we will have - we had better make the most of it. Few of us do, of course. We act as if this time were just a practice run for the next. As George Bernard Shaw said, we seem not to live long enough to take our lives seriously.
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Are you feeling guilty because you're essentially getting nothing done? Maybe it's the heat; maybe it's the season; maybe it's supposed to be a way of forcing us to slow down and be more present? Read on and file the guilt under "Another Day!"
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This question is posed because in space there is no time. On earth we gauge time by the cycles of the earth around the sun. Days divided into segments are man's invention designed to better communicate with each other.
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Discover the key to overcoming workplaces distractions and working in a more focused and productive way. Marshmallows just may hold the key to getting more done in less time despite the distractions around you from emails, texts and conversations.
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Only a few people you know may be managing their time wisely. If you are NOT one among them, it means that you are allowing others to control your time. Your co-workers may seek your help for sticking to their deadlines or your spouse or other members of your family may need your time for finishing some of the tasks they do not wish to carry out. There may also be people who may want you to take part in their gossip sessions. If you accede to these requests, you may not have time for yourself. This means you should have complete control over your life by controlling your time. Read on.
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Finding time to set your time priorities is a key time management skill - and one that we often don't actually get to in the rush of daily life! Indeed, managing and following through on to-do lists is often a challenge in and of itself.
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We've all heard it - time heals everything - nothing is further from the truth. Don't believe me - read on. First of all - time can't heal anything - it's time not a healing process, medical professional or medication. I know you probably think I'm starting off on the side of ridiculous. Well, just trying to get your attention.
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We are going to cover ten time management hacks, so you can make more time to do what you love, as well as study. All too often we ignore doing the things that we love and take care of ourselves. While studying, this is of particular importance.
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24 hours in a day is all that everybody has. It seems like sometimes that is not enough. The reason why it may not seem as it is not enough because you are not using your time wisely or correctly. Why is it that some people can accomplish so much in a day while other people struggle to accomplish any tasks? The answer better time management skills.
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How you respond to transitions and changes will, to a very great extent, define how you experience your time and your life. It also has a profound effect on your energy, your focus, and ultimately your productivity and success.
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Be calm. Be calm and not shocked about anything, and you will handle it better. I know of whence I write about. For, reality for even the most "lucky" of us has its troublesome moments that cause at least a little bit of worry when not dealt with calmly and effectively.
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Strong Time is a powerful concept that has its roots in the early 20th century. First described by the French sociologist Emile Durkheim, the core ideas about strong time were then expanded upon by the philosopher, teacher and writer Mircea Eliade.
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If you think you can manage time, look in the mirror. That's what you can manage: your own Attitudes, Behaviors and Activities. If you believe anything else, you might as well try to catch water in a sieve.
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Do you always wish you had more time? Whether or not time is scientifically an illusion, our reality is based on time. Specifically, it is based on doing the most we can with the amount of time we have. There are 24 hours in a day, this is a constant, so there is no way to actually get time back, right?
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Now it is Friday afternoon, the hectic work week is swiftly ending, and your last two hours of work are filled optimism as you think of a relaxing weekend. Unfortunately, the euphoria abruptly ends when faced with a long list of tasks that are either neglected or incomplete. Despite your best efforts, your weekend ends on a lethargic note as you reflect on ways to prepare for the dreaded day-Monday. If you have experienced this, you are not alone. Millions of Americans experience what is referred to as Monday Morning Blues (MMB) which experts define as a depressed mood that occurs after the weekend.
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When it comes to certain things, I am quite a bit confused. One thing has to do with time. What I want to know, what time is it? I do not know why time cannot be the same for everybody. After all, everybody is squirming about equal rights. Why can't we have equal time rights? Why do we have to split it up so much? If that is not enough, we have this idea of changing the time. Who in the world came up with such a stupid idea? You turn the clock ahead one hour and then a couple months later you turn it back one hour. What good does that accomplish?
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When you plan for the future, you may think about positive events such as marriage, starting a family, retirement or grandchildren. Yet there are other life changes such as job loss, illness, disability, or needed to care for a family member, that can take an emotional and financial toll. While it's natural to avoid thinking about these difficult events, it's short-sighted to ignore the possibilities.
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As an executive coach, I've reviewed the time logs of hundreds of senior managers and executives. In those logs, where leaders track their movements at 15-minute increments for two full weeks, the two biggest and most consistent time-wasters that great self-leaders avoid have jumped out from the page: (1) attending meetings and (2) writing/responding to emails. Does this sound familiar to you, too?
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Everyone in this world has tasks and work they need to do each and everyday and sometimes people need a little guidance on how to make sure it gets done as quickly and efficiently as possible. So here are the top three tips to get your work and tasks done each day.
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Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson because it tests my convictions and priorities, faith and faithfulness patience and resilience, and in the end, my ultimate desires.
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Time travel; It doesn't take much research into the topic to realize it's almost an entirely fictitious idea. Although you can't, to our current knowledge, bend space to travel to another time in your life, you can bend your perception of time pretty extraordinarily.
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When you run a business or any service, the most important thing that you have to consider is the customer satisfaction. Along with this goes the employee satisfaction which is entirely the department of Human Resource management. In fact, if the employee's working in an organization will be happy only then they will be able to keep the customer happy and maintain good relations with them. Since, as industries shift from physical to more administrative level, so does the need for more highly trained staff.
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Time freedom is one of the ultimate wants of humans. We all want the ability to choose whatever we like at any given moment. One way to achieve that is to utilize the internet to do so to earn your income, while being physically anywhere you want.
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We all are influenced by the environment. If your work environment isn't supportive, you can't produce extraordinary work. This article reveals 10 easy ways to create an inspiring environment to succeed.
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Periodically in life, your daily schedule may call to mind if not a disaster scene then at least a hospital emergency room and leaves you overwhelmed and exhausted. You know that order should be brought to the swirling chaos, so that you can get the most important things done and also preserve mental and physical health, but you lack the time and energy to think things through. Well consider this---if your schedule looks like an emergency room lobby, then why not take charge of it like a doctor would? Doctors are routinely called upon to assess and treat a chaotic jumble of patients. To successfully work through that formidable task, they perform a process called triage, to rank patients according to the urgency of their illnesses and increase the likelihood that all will survive and recover. Prioritizing is the foundation of triage and for that reason, the system may be applied to time management.
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Productivity cannot be sustained without strategic rest. One of the little known ways to rejuvenate yourself is to practice solitude. This article explains why this daily practice will massively increase your productivity.
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Our attention is constantly being pulled away in today's society. It's important for you to protect your focused time to get things done. This article explains how you can use the Holy Hour concept to at least double your productivity.
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Focus is power. Your ability to concentrate on one thing will be directly relevant to your ability to achieve extraordinary results. This article explains why your focus is your ultimate weapon to succeed in life.
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Flow state is a powerful phenomenon for extreme productivity. But how do you know when you are there? This article identifies the 6 common characteristics when you're in flow so you know when you're experiencing this amazing state and how to get in there again!
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All habits can be dissected into 3 parts: Cue, Habit Routine and Rewards. This article explains how you can use these 3 simple steps to dig out all your habits so you can change them into healthy ones, one at a time.
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If you want to change your life, you must take massive imperfect action. One of the secret productivity tool is getting into the flow state. This article reveals why getting into flow can change your life in an instant.
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You may have heard of the term "automating your business", but have you ever used the same concept in your personal life? There are several things you can automate in your household life and this article reveals 3 simple ways on how you can use them this weekend.
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Cooking is a nice hobby to have. But if you just want a quick meal, why spend so much time every few hours to prepare your food? Here are 3 little shortcuts you can use to cook faster and save more time today.
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We all want more time, but not very few of us know how to wisely utilize their existing time. This article reveals 2 simple yet powerful strategies on how you can gain more value from what you're already doing.
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I've finally understood what doing my home work really means! I was tired of having to go in to a job 6 days a week, so I went searching for other options. The internet threw up some crazy stuff, but mixed in it all I came across a magic gem!
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An 8-Hour work schedule doesn't really fit most of us. It's tough to go through a day of work before you can reward yourself nicely. What if you can strategically tweak your schedule and fit in some fun in the middle of the day? This article teaches you how to do so.
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Is your social life based merely on swiping and pushing buttons these days? Does your smartphone come, uninvited, to every single event you attend? Does it keep flashing and binging 24/7? Read on for some realizations about the effects of constant cell phone use!
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It's a brand new school year, and I am having loads of fun watching and hearing all of the first-day school stories and seeing the pictures of students heading back to school. And while the first few days of school are always fun and exciting for both student and parents it's important to get a jump start on what's important. I have to warn you, that just like that you will look up and half the year is gone.
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Time management is a skill and there are many ways to sharpen this skill. Yet, there are certain methods of time management practised that cause your time to slip away unutilized rather than helping in saving it. Here is an eye opening article for some of the most common time management mistakes in practise.
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Working mothers truly juggle with a lot of balls at the same time. Being a working individual, the women already has to deal with so many things like and when kids get added to the family it may seem as if you have taken up another job, a job which is supposed to be done round the clock, 24/7. Shopping for kids, dealing with their problems at school and otherwise too, spending quality time with them; there is a possibility that you may miss out on something or the other due to your...
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The one who is capable of making the best use of the time will have the highest efficiency in the team or a given work force. Efficiency is understood as the amount of work a person is able to deliver under the given set of conditions where deadlines are considered as an important criterion of judgment. Efficiency of every employee in the company is directly connected with the success of the company.
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Most of the people who try to make an attempt to manage time confess that sometimes they cannot analyze where exactly is their time getting wasted. In our everyday life a minor or major portion of our time gets wasted. Let us understand the most common ways in which we tend to waste our time and how we can save time.
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Did you know that till the 16th century the word family was used only to represent the household servants? It was only after 1667 that the word family was used to refer to those in blood relations, especially the parents and their offspring. And, we are talking about family in this context in the following article.
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